Weather-guard.



A. B. STURGES.

I WEATHER GUARD. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 25. 1915.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, An'rnrm B. Srrrizens, a citizen of the United'States, residing at the city of Los Angeles, in the county of Los 5. Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in .Weather-Guards for Windows, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a weather guard for windows which "Will keep the wind, dust and moisture from drifting into the room around the window. In the drawings forming part of this application: Figure 1 is an elevation of the lower portionof a window equipped with my guard. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a detached portion of a guard. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.. Figs. 5, 6

and 7 are sectional views showing the application of my guard to a transom; to a double hung window, and to a swinging casement window, respectively. Referring to the drawings 10 designates a 2 window sill of any approved construction and 11 is the windowfstool. InFig. 5 I have shown the sill and stool as'integral. In this figure 12 isthe sashof a transom window sb-which is-hinged to the stool by hinges 13.

n is iet 7 clear the top. I

dow is swung inwardly and engage the ":th tthe bottom thereof will shown. The guard is'formed of a pieceof sheet metal "which preferably: possesses a certain amount. ..of ,resiliency. The" outer edge of the guard-is-secured to the sill by 'nails 15 or in place of nails screws may be ,used, and lies flat on the sill and may be called the sill stripjlfi. I From "the sill strip the metal projectsupwardly and rearwardly and forms what may be termed a weather or closure strip 17; This strip projects above the plane of the top of the stool and when the windowis open the top of the weather strip 16 projects. rearwardly of the plane which passes along the outside face'of the bottom of the window sash when thewindow is closed. From the top of the weather strip the metal is bent downwardly and in wardly and then upwardly and forms what may be termed a spring trough 18. I have 5 shown this spring trough of a semi-circular The'ou ter; edgeofthe bottom of the sash is guard-14 when the wintolp ofthe guard and it.outwardly w en the window, is in its closed position as to a little beyond the outer edge of the sash cured to said frame.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec, 119, 1916,, Application filed October 25, 1915. Serial No. 57,721.

shape but it may be of any other shape whlch w1ll allow the metal to spring or yield as hereafter explained. From the rear top edge of trough, 18 the metal projects rear wardly along the plane of the top of the stool and may then turn downwardly and inwardly into a kerf 19 cut in the stool and forms what may be termed the stool strip. By having the inner edge of the stool strip bent downwardly and inwardly and providing a kerf in the stool the inner edge of the guard is secured in place without other fastening means when the sill strip is nailed to the sill. The stool strip could be flat and held positioned by nails or screws. At intervals the sill strip is bent upwardly to form outlets as shown at 20, and intermediate these outlets the trough is provided 1 with ports or holes 21 shown in full lines in Fig. 4, and in dotted lines in Fig. 3 in the bottom thereof for the escape of moisture, should any get into the trough, which moisture would drip ontothe sill and then run out of outlets 20.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided a guard for the. bottom rail of any kind of window that will resiliently engage the same when the window is closed and not only keep wind or moisture from entering the room but will also keep the window .,from rattling. My windowguard can be used for all the edges of a swinging window if desired and take the place of stops.

I-Iaving described my invention what I claim is:

1. 'A'window" guard formed of a single strip of resilient sheet metal of a length to 'guard the desired portion of the window,

said metal at one edge being formed to fit upon and along the window frame adjacent the outer surface of the sash when in its closed position and to be securedto said frame, said metal then being bent on a slant when in its closed position, said metal then being bent downwardly and inwardl'y and upwardly tothe plane of the inner portion of the frame and then bent inwardly and se- 2. A window guard formed of a single strip) of resilient metal of a length to guard the ottom of the window, said metal at one edge being formed to fit ,upon and be. se-

cured to the window sill adjacent to the outer surface of the sash when in its closed position, said metal then being bent upwardly on a slant inwardly to a point a little above and inwardly of the outer edge of the bottom of the sash When closed, said metal then being bent to be secured to the window stool.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 16th day of October, 1915.

A. BURNSIDE STURGES.

Witness:

G. E. HARPHAM. 

